Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 5 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

5 L/min
FiO₂ = %
2.Easy
700psiEf = 0.28 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 700 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.28 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

700 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
Hb154 g/LSaO₂98%PaO₂101 mmHgCaO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 154 g/L, SaO₂ 98% and PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.

Hb 154 g/LSaO₂ 98%PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 kPa)
CaO₂ = mL/dL
4.Medium
2000psiHf = 3.14 L/psi8 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 2000 psi and runs at 8 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

2000 psif = 3.14 L/psi8 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
97 kg160 cm♂4 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated man is 160 cm tall and weighs 97 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 4 mL per kg of predicted body weight. Using PBW = 50 + 0.91 × (height cm − 152.4) kg, find the tidal volume VT to the nearest mL.

160 cm97 kg4 mL/kg
VT = mL
6.Hard
Hb160 g/LSaO₂92%PaO₂64 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO4.7 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 160 g/L, SaO₂ 92%, PaO₂ 64 mmHg (8.5 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.7 L/min. With CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg), find the oxygen delivery DO₂ = CaO₂ × CO × 10 in mL/min.

Hb 160 g/LSaO₂ 92%PaO₂ 64 mmHg (8.5 kPa)CO 4.7 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 41 %
  2. 2. V = 140 L
  3. 3. CaO₂ = 20.53 mL/dL
  4. 4. t = 706 min
  5. 5. VT = 228 mL
  6. 6. DO₂ = 936.1 mL/min

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